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The eruption of the Ischgl ski tourist magnet in the Tyrol region was at the beginning of the corona eruption one of the main reasons the virus spread on a large scale to much of Europe, including Norway. In total, the ski resort has been linked to cases of infection in 45 countries and criticism has been received about the handling of the authorities.
A recent report now claims that thousands of people were infected in Ischgl and the nearby St. Anton ski resort. The outbreaks worsened due to major errors in handling, writes BBC.
Had to close nightclub: – Serious breach
– Wrong decisions were made, which had consequences. They acted too late, said Ronald Rohrer, who led the investigation.
The authorities have always insisted on acting correctly based on the information available at the beginning of the pandemic.
– It should be closed
The first known case of coronary heart disease in Ischgl was confirmed on March 7, when a waiter tested positive. However, Austrian health authorities believe that visitors may have been infected with corona since February 5.
– As of March 8, the correct thing would have been to close bars and stop the ski lifts, and organize the return trips in the correct way, the investigation concludes in a report.
– Infected the moment you go to the bar.
However, it would take several days after the first case of infection was detected until the Tyrol region closed. According to the report, no one informed tourists about the development of the infection.
Dagbladet has previously spoken with Norwegian ski tourists who visited Ischgl during the relevant period. All have pointed out that the situation in the town was “normal.”
– The authorities failed
Iceland decided to put Austria on the red list on March 5, after 14 Icelanders returned home with a corona infection. The Icelandic authorities must have also notified the Austrian authorities of this on several occasions.
After more and more Norwegians returned home from a ski holiday in the Tyrol region with the corona infection, the Norwegian authorities also decided to take action and introduced travel tips in the Tyrol region on March 11.
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At the beginning of the pandemic, 17 percent of Norwegian krone cases can be traced back to Austria. This corresponded to 635 people.
It would still be two days before the ski resorts in the area were closed on March 13. Tourists only had a few hours to evacuate, writes the BBC.
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– The first in a panic reaction from guests and staff. Some guests still got into their cars with their ski boots on, Rohrer says.
For many of the tourists, the journey home was by crowded buses and by plane.
The report claims that the Austrian authorities did not communicate adequately with local authorities or foreign tourists. However, it is noted that the authorities, in some cases, acted correctly when infection rates began to increase.
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Massesøksmål
Dagbladet has repeatedly reported a massive lawsuit against authorities in Austria. Up to 6,000 people have told the Austrian Association for Consumer Protection (VSV), which is at the forefront of the lawsuit, that they were infected during ski holidays in Iscghl and brought the virus home, including 52 Norwegians.
– Serious handling errors have infected people in 45 countries around the world and led to particularly massive clusters in Germany and the Nordic countries. For some, it has had dire consequences, VSV wrote in a letter to authorities in September.
The governor notified
According to Peter Kolba at VSV, they are aware that 32 ski tourists died from the coronavirus after visiting Austrian ski resorts. Skier Georg Mathias Johansen (55) died in early April, after a vacation in Iscghl.
The authorities have always insisted on acting correctly based on the information available at the beginning of the pandemic.
